The Youth Guarantee - from local to national

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1 The Youth Guarantee - from local to national Presentation by Paul Carroll, 2/12/2014

2 OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION Main features, results and lessons learned from the Youth Guarantee Pilot project in Ballymun funded through the Preparatory Action of the Youth Guarantee. Implementation of the Youth Guarantee - challenges and opportunities for PES. Explanation of the recent Peer Review in Finland How was it beneficial to me and DSP? Lessons to assist implementation of the YG in Ireland

3 BALLYMUN PILOT YOUTH GUARANTEE 1 of 18 projects funded by EU under the Preparatory Action. Through a partnership approach: Develop and deliver a model Youth Guarantee tailored to the needs of an urban disadvantaged community (Ballymun) Test the effectiveness of the model Extract the learning to inform the further development and implementation of the national YG

4 BYG CLIENT GROUP Ballymun is a small severely disadvantaged area in north Dublin All newly registered unemployed young people aged between 18 and 24 in the area given a good-quality offer of a job, apprenticeship, traineeship, work-experience, or continued education within 4 months of registration at the DSP Intreo Centre. Those already on the unemployment register (many LTU) are given an offer within 4 months of an initial guidance interview. 3 Target Groups. Those with low-level educational attainment (45%) Those with Leaving Cert/some work experience (40%) Those with 3 rd level qualification/good work experience (15%)

5 PARTNERSHIP APPROACH Brings together public employment services, employers and trade union representatives, education and training providers, local development & youth organisations Managed at a strategic level by a partnership of senior representatives of key stakeholder organisations, mirrored at local level by a similar team who implement the pilot scheme. Approach is designed to ensure that lessons from local pilot feed into the further development and rollout of the national YG. The approach includes elements of assessment, guidance, education and training with a particular focus on providing a work placement opportunity for young people aged 18 to 24.

6 YOUTH GUARANTEE SCHEME STRUCTURE Identification & Selection of Participants Youth Guarantee Assessment and Development of Career Plan Basic Skills Development Personal Skills Development Specific Skills Training Prep for Education & Training Work Experience Mainstream Education and Training Employment

7 Planning : BYG OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK Research client group & map current opportunities facilitates capacity planning (recognition that different client groups would require different types of intervention) Client segmentation also facilitates logistics Operations Provision of appropriately resourced quality guidance service Focus on providing client-centred interventions supported structured pathway to employment

8 CLIENT OUTCOMES Total number of clients attending Guidance Interview.691 Offers made to date 530 (77%) Education/Training.290 (55%) Work Experience/internship/employment (42%)* Blended learning...15 (3%) Self-employment..1 Mostly publicly-funded work-experience programmes. 86 into private sector employment & 20 internships. pre-offer.13 99% of offers made on time (within 4month deadline) *Detailed breakdown by gender, target group and type of intervention These positive outcomes represent the value of the YG

9 EMERGING LESSONS FROM BYG = CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PES & NATIONAL YG Partnership approach releases synergies, capitalises on the expertise of partners, can better identify gaps & solutions Working with youth and community groups has important benefits by improving reach & taking into account young people s views. May be a need to build the capacity of organisations that are less able to participate funding may also be an issue. Employer involvement is essential to maximise take-up of existing supports and services, ensure the relevance of the guidance and training aspects of the YG & assist in the development of innovative approaches. BYG finalising best practice guidelines But Is difficult & takes time to build trust. Facilitated by clarity around roles, responsibilities & governance BYG local partnership not scalable : leverage existing networks

10 Young people not homogenous => require a wide variety of progression opportunities. Capacity & resource implications Value of conducting initial research & capacity planning Clarity required on definition of a quality offer marginalised clients require multiple interventions what is a quality offer? Quality guidance service considered essential but mainstreaming has significant resource implications=> further research 4-month timeframe difficult & may not be appropriate for all Insufficient private-sector employment opportunities =>resource implications for the State in providing sufficient FET opportunities Barriers identified : financial, ALMP (age/duration) eligibility criteria, requirement for progression. Review criteria and allow local flexibility Difficulty in engaging marginalised clients Low awareness of YG => communication strategy, partners Monitoring and evaluation critical- data capture and sharing

11 MLP PEER REVIEW OF YG, FINLAND SEPT 2014 Focused on measures to design & implement an effective YG Brought together Ministry officials and independent experts from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland & Sweden and European Commission representatives. Key policy messages: Importance of political commitment (across party lines) Value of multi-level partnerships, but need clarity of roles & responsibilities Criticality of employer engagement Monitoring & evaluation is essential Value validation shopping list for more detail promotion, youth sector engagement, roles Started a debate on importance of language and what we measure (offer?)

12 Thank you for listening Q? For more information on BYG go to